
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 16 | 26 | 52 | 90 | 118 | 82 | 82 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 90 | 58 | 53 | 198 | 203 | 283 | 390 | 1065 | 2427 | 2916 | 2144 | 1183 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:57AM1.98m | 4:31PM2.17m | 4:52AM1.99m | 5:25PM2.15m | 5:48AM1.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.07m | 10:12AM-0.06m | 10:51PM0.04m | 11:08AM-0.06m | 11:46PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 |
14 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 77 | 51 | 32 | 22 | 27 | 42 | 28 | 45 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 210 | 1065 | 2427 | 2916 | 2144 | 1183 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NNE 9 | E 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 118 | 82 | 82 | 93 | 97 | 97 | 95 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 198 | 203 | 283 | 390 | 469 | 554 | 590 | 761 | 870 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 3 | ESE 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | ESE 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | NNE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
25 | 8 | 26 | 52 | 90 | 28 | 47 | 3 | 47 | 24 | 12 | 38 | 90 | 49 | 51 | 79 | 29 | 125 | 118 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NW 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | W 2 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 |
63 | 52 | 75 | 69 | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 1 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 280 | 235 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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